History

Cameo Records was founded in December 1956 in Philadelphia by Bernie Lowe and Kal Mann (it has no connection to a 1920s record label also called Cameo Records). Parkway, initially a subsidiary label, was formed in 1958.

Mann and Lowe had been a successful songwriting team prior to the start of label, with Mann writing lyrics and Lowe the music; their biggest hit prior to starting the label was Elvis Presley's "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear". Dave Appell joined the label from its inception as A&R director, and the three worked together as a production team on many early Cameo releases. Mann and Lowe wrote many of the label's early singles, while Mann and Appell also became a successful songwriting team that was responsible for many of the label's hits, particularly after Lowe cut back on his songwriting (c.1961/62) to attend to the business of running the label. In addition, Appell's group the Applejacks functioned as the de facto Cameo house band for the first few years of the company's existence, serving as backing musicians for the label's vocalists as well as issuing a handful of instrumental singles on their own. Lowe, also a musician, played piano on many early tracks.

Parkway

A parkway is a broad, landscaped highwaythoroughfare. The term is particularly used for a roadway in a park or connecting to a park from which trucks and other heavy vehicles are excluded. Many parkways originally intended for scenic, recreational driving have evolved into major urban and commuter routes.

Parkways in New York

The majority of parkways in the US state of New York are part of a statewide parkway system owned by several public and private agencies but mostly maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). A handful of other roads in the Hudson Valley and on Long Island are also known as parkways but are not part of the state system. The state parkway system introduced the concept of limited-access roads. These highways were not divided and allowed no driveway cuts, but did have intersections for some of the streets they crossed. A small section of the privately financed Long Island Motor Parkway was the first limited-access road to begin operation as a toll road and the first highway to use bridges and overpasses to eliminate intersections.

The individual parkways vary widely in composition. Some, such as the Sprain Brook Parkway, are functionally equivalent to a freeway; others, like Seven Lakes Drive, are a two-lane undivided surface road. The majority of parkways are located in downstate New York, where the state parkway system originated in the early 20th century.

Cameo appearance

A cameo role or cameo appearance (/ˈkæmioʊ/; often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance or voice part of a known person in a work of the performing arts, typically unnamed or appearing as themselves. These roles are generally small, many of them non-speaking ones, and are commonly either appearances in a work in which they hold some special significance (such as actors from an original movie appearing in its remake), or renowned people making uncredited appearances. Short appearances by celebrities, film directors, politicians, athletes or musicians are common. A crew member of the show or movie playing a minor role can be referred to as a cameo as well, such as Alfred Hitchcock's frequently performed cameos.

History, uses and examples

Originally "cameo role" meant "a small character part that stands out from the other minor parts". The Oxford English Dictionary connects this with the meaning "a short literary sketch or portrait", which is based on the literal meaning of "cameo". More recently, "cameo" has come to refer to any short appearances, whether as a character or as oneself, such as the examples below.

While Cameo was only a moderate critical success and a commercial failure in 1973 – charting neither in the UK nor the US – it has since been re-evaluated by both fans and music critics alike and is now often cited as one of the highlights of Springfield's recording career alongside 1969's Dusty in Memphis. A planned second album on the ABC Dunhill label with the working title of Elements (eventually re-titled Longing), was started, but never finished, due to Springfield's personal problems at the time. Most of the uncompleted album Longing can also be found on the Hip-O Records compilation Beautiful Soul, released in the United States in 2001.

History

Cameo Records was founded in December 1956 in Philadelphia by Bernie Lowe and Kal Mann (it has no connection to a 1920s record label also called Cameo Records). Parkway, initially a subsidiary label, was formed in 1958.

Mann and Lowe had been a successful songwriting team prior to the start of label, with Mann writing lyrics and Lowe the music; their biggest hit prior to starting the label was Elvis Presley's "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear". Dave Appell joined the label from its inception as A&R director, and the three worked together as a production team on many early Cameo releases. Mann and Lowe wrote many of the label's early singles, while Mann and Appell also became a successful songwriting team that was responsible for many of the label's hits, particularly after Lowe cut back on his songwriting (c.1961/62) to attend to the business of running the label. In addition, Appell's group the Applejacks functioned as the de facto Cameo house band for the first few years of the company's existence, serving as backing musicians for the label's vocalists as well as issuing a handful of instrumental singles on their own. Lowe, also a musician, played piano on many early tracks.

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Editor's note. First of a two-part series on teen dances that were spawned during the first decade of the modern rock 'n' roll era. Part 2 will appear in The Albany Herald on July 22 ... It is the preponderance of dances that the era spawned ... 1 ... 4 ... After noticing the dance becoming popular among teens, Clark recommended to Philadelphia's Parkway/CameoRecords that Chubby Checker re-record the song, which was released in 1959 and became a No ... ....

Editor’s note. First of a two-part series on teen dances that were spawned during the first decade of the modern rock ‘n’ roll era. Part 2 will appear in The Albany Herald on July 22 ... It is the preponderance of dances that the era spawned ... 1 ... 4 ... After noticing the dance becoming popular among teens, Clark recommended to Philadelphia’s Parkway/CameoRecords that Chubby Checker re-record the song, which was released in 1959 and became a No ... ....

In the season of scariness, these vintage tunes still provide rock 'n' chills ...It's a great time to look back at a very 1960s phenomenon. the horror-themed novelty record. Such as ... 'Dinner With Drac' by John Zacherle. No. 7 in 1958 ... An executive at Cameo-Parkway (the Philly record label that later released "The Twist" by Chubby Checker) saw this and decided to release a recording of the best limericks set to rock music ... No ... No ... ....

That single, "He Don't Really Love You," was only a local hit, but it did attract the attention of the town's major musical institution, the Cameo-Parkway labels, where the trio -- Daniels having since been drafted into the Army -- was paired with Chubby Checker's producer, a man named Thom Bell... The group's lone Cameo ......

The huge cultural explosion set off by James Brown's 1963 landmark LP Live at the Apollo, coupled with the kind of technology that allowed any suburbanite to rock out cheaply, led to the rise of garage rock, and despite the popular perception that it was too raw for the radio, quite a number of the genre's best songs actually made it to the American top 10 ...Saved the Cameo-Parkway label singlehandedly, too ... ....